Establishing a select committee to
investigate and report on the attack on the United States consulate in
Benghazi, Libya.

That

1.

Establishment

There is hereby established a select
Committee to investigate and report on the attack on the American consulate in
Benghazi, Libya (hereinafter referred to as the select
committee).

2.

Composition

(a)

The select
committee shall be composed of 19 members as follows:

(1)

The chair and ranking member of the
Committee on Armed Services (or a designee from among the members of that
committee).

(2)

The chair and ranking member of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs (or a designee from among the members of that
committee).

(3)

The chair and
ranking member of the Committee on Homeland Security (or a designee from among
the members of that committee).

(4)

The chair and ranking member of the
Committee on Intelligence (or a designee from among the members of that
committee).

(5)

The chair and ranking member of the
Committee on the Judiciary (or a designee from among the members of that
committee).

(6)

The chair and ranking member of the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (or a designee from among the
members of that committee).

(7)

Five members
appointed by the Speaker.

(8)

Two members
appointed by the Speaker after consultation with the minority leader.

If the
chair or ranking member of any such committee declines to serve on the select
committee, then the Speaker in the case of a chair, or the Speaker after
consultation with the minority leader in the case of a ranking member, shall
designate the member or members from that committee to serve on the select
committee.(b)

The Speaker shall
designate one member as chairman and the minority leader shall designate one
member as the ranking minority member of the select committee.

3.

Investigation and
report on the attack on the United States consulate in Benghazi,
Libya

Not later than 90 days
after the initial meeting of the select committee, the select committee shall
conduct an investigation of and submit to the House a report on—

(1)

any intelligence known to the United States
relating to the attack on the United States consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on
September 11, 2012;

(2)

any requests for additional security, or
actions taken by Federal agencies to improve security at the consulate before
the attack;

(3)

a definitive timeline of the attack;

(4)

how the relevant
agencies and the executive branch responded to the attack and whether
appropriate congressional notifications were made;

(5)

any improper
conduct by officials relating to the attack;

(6)

recommendations on
what steps Congress and the President should take to prevent future attack;
and

(7)

any other relevant
issues relating to the attack or the response to the attack.

4.

Procedures of the
select committee

Rule XI of
the Rules of the House of Representatives, including clause 2(j)(1)
(guaranteeing the minority additional witnesses) and clause 2(m)(3) (providing
for the authority to subpoena witnesses and documents), shall apply to the
select committee.

5.

Joint
operations

The chair of the
select committee, in conducting the investigation described in section 3, may
consult with the chair of any Senate committee conducting a parallel
investigation regarding meeting jointly to receive testimony, the scheduling of
hearings or issuance of subpoenas, and joint staff interviews of key
witnesses.

6.

Staff;
funding

(a)(1)

To the extent
practicable, the select committee shall utilize the services of staff of
employing entities of the House. At the request of the chair in consultation
with the ranking minority member, staff of employing entities of the House may
be detailed to the select committee to carry out this resolution and shall be
deemed to be staff of the select committee.

(2)

The chair, upon consultation with the
ranking minority member, may employ and fix the compensation of such staff as
the chair considers necessary to carry out this resolution.

(b)

There are
authorized to be appropriated from the applicable accounts of the House such
sums as may be necessary to carry out this resolution. Payments for the
expenses of the select committee shall be made on vouchers signed by the
chairman and approved in the manner directed by the Committee on House
Administration. Amounts made available under this subsection shall be expended
in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Committee on House
Administration.

7.

Dissolution and
disposition of records

(a)

The select committee shall cease to exist
30 days after filing the report required under section 3.

(b)

Upon dissolution
of the select committee, the records of the select committee shall become the
records of any committee designated by the Speaker.